Graham Parker Honest Work Lyrics:
As long as you give me my pay You'll get your
moneys worth I'll be there 8 hours a day I won't
hide and I won't shirk I got a way with a hammer
and a nail A dovetail and a tongue and groove Put
up a wall in half a day Guarantee it'll never move

CHORUS Shouda li li li dum dum a day Honest work

I'm gonna build a strong foundation Marble walls
like Grand Central Station Not gonna feel any more
frustration Do enough work for an entire nation
Gonna get a chisel and an awl and a saw Carve my
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name out on your door A block and tackle and a
spirit level Take your heart of glass and put on a
bevel

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Got to build a strong foundation Strong enough to
hold up a nation Strong enough to put your faith
in The roof won't leak and the floor won't cave in
Gonna get a lathe and a capstan press Take an old
claw hammer to this mess Gonna knock down the
walls of denial Wear 'em down with a pick and a
file

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Lyrics: Honest Work, Graham Parker [end]